Maywood

The two men killed in a three-vehicle crash in Maywood that also seriously injured a 5-week-old infant were speeding away from an altercation in Melrose Park before the crash, officials said. The crash happened about 7:06 p.m. near the intersection of 9th Avenue and St. Charles Road in Maywood, said Maywood Police Chief Tim Curry. When police arrived they found three cars that had been involved in the crash, including an overturned vehicle, said Curry. The car that was overturned was a...

A 5-week-old girl who was seriously injured last month in a Maywood car crash died Sunday afternoon, according to a spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Daniella Hurst of Lombard was pronounced dead at Loyola University Hospital in Maywood at 3:23 p.m., officials said. The parents, Josh Hurst and Sarah Kiris, were involved in a three-car crash near 9th Avenue and St. Charles Road on May 28 in Maywood as they were traveling to a friend’s house to show off the new baby, Maywood...

A man was injured and nine other people displaced by a fire this morning in one apartment of a four-unit Maywood building, a fire official said. The man, in his late 50s or early 60s, was taken to Loyola University Hospital for treatment after he suffered minor smoke inhalation in the fire in the 700 block of South 6th Avenue, said Maywood Fire Chief John Cadagin. Firefighters were called to the wood-frame building about 6:20 a.m., and were able to put out the fire in the man's bedroom by...

Cora Lewis struggles each day to make ends meet while living on Social Security. On Tuesday, things got a little easier for the 70-year-old retired respiratory therapist and about 250 other people facing financial challenges. First Christian Church of Maywood partnered with the Greater Chicago Food Depository to distribute for free about 2,000 pounds of fresh vegetables, fruits and breads. “I can hardly manage with my Social Security to get some fruit and...

Two men were killed in a traffic crash in west suburban Maywood Saturday night, officials said. Elias Cruz, 50, and Jose Mauras, 35, were involved in a crash near 9th Avenue and Main Street, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Cruz was from the 6100 block of Gage Park in Rosemont and Mauras was from the 300 block of North 9th Avenue in Melrose Park. The men were pronounced dead at 7:41 p.m. at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, a medical examiner's spokesman said.

The two men killed in a three-vehicle crash in Maywood that also seriously injured a 5-week-old infant were speeding away from an altercation in Melrose Park before the crash, officials said. The crash happened about 7:06 p.m. near the intersection of 9th Avenue and St. Charles Road in Maywood, said Maywood Police Chief Tim Curry. When police arrived they found three cars that had been involved in the crash, including an overturned vehicle, said...

A 24-yearold man was shot and killed in Maywood overnight, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office. The man, identified as Fredy Solano, was shot on the 2000 block of South 1st Avenue in the south suburb, according to the official. No further details were immediately available.

Andre Matthews, 48, has been living in a deteriorating Maywood apartment complex for almost four years now, but on Thursday afternoon he and dozens of other residents in the building were ordered to pack up their belongings and vacate the building within less than 24 hours. A sign at a Maywood apartment complex telling residents to immediately vacate the condemned building. (Tribune / Alex Garcia) "The police knocked on our doors and told us we got to move," said...

A 23-year-old Maywood man died early Saturday after a shooting several blocks from his home. Tommy Johnson, of the 1000 block of South 14th Avenue, was taken to Loyola University Medical Center after the shooting at 640 S. 17th Avenue ( map ), according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office. He was pronounced dead at 1:25 a.m., the office said. Maywood police are investigating but offered no further details Saturday. -- Chicago Tribune

A Maywood man has died after being shot in the abdomen following an apparent argument with another man in a Maywood liquor store on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. A second man also was shot and suffered minor injuries. Trabyus Charles, 19, of the 1700 block of St. Charles Road, was pronounced dead at 2:55 p.m. at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood Wednesday, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. The shooting occurred inside Lox Food and Liquor store, 1816 St. Charles...

A man remained hospitalized today after being shot in west suburban Bellwood earlier this week, police said. The shooting happened at about 1 a.m. Monday when the man and others were outside on the 500 block of 24th Avenue, said Bellwood Dep. Chief Miguel Herrera. The man, who is in his 20s, was shot in the chest by someone who approached the group. The man was taken to Loyola University Hospital in Maywood for treatment where he remained hospitalized, said Herrera. The man's condition...

A 65-year-old woman was struck and killed by a car that fled the scene in west suburban North Riverside Thursday evening, police said. About 9:35 p.m., a woman identified as Elaine Gorny of the 2400 block of Forest Avenue in North Riverside, was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of 25th Street and Des Plaines Avenue, according to a release from North Riverside police. North Riverside Fire Department transported Gorny to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood where...

Cora Lewis struggles each day to make ends meet while living on Social Security. On Tuesday, things got a little easier for the 70-year-old retired respiratory therapist and about 250 other people facing financial challenges. First Christian Church of Maywood partnered with the Greater Chicago Food Depository to distribute for free about 2,000 pounds of fresh vegetables, fruits and breads. “I can hardly manage with my Social...

Maywood police were investigating the death early this morning of a man shot in the west suburb late Wednesday. Dead was Brandon Cannon, 32, of the first block of South 17th Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Cannon was shot about 11:50 p.m. near 150 S. 12th Ave., said Maywood Police Chief Tim Curry, correcting earlier information that Cannon may have been shot at home. Cannon was shot multiple times in the head and...

A pedestrian was struck by a freight train late Friday in Maywood, causing delays to commuter trains that share the Union Pacific tracks, according to a Metra spokesman. At 10:41 p.m., a man was hit by a westbound freight train near the Maywood Metra station at the intersection of South 9th Avenue and Main Street, according to Tom Lang, a spokesman with Union Pacific. The man, whose age was not immediately available, was sideswiped by the train and...

Several west suburban fire departments responded to a fire in Maywood this morning, a dispatcher said. The fire was in a building near 9th Avenue and Roosevelt Road, the dispatcher said. Firefighters from Hillside and River Forest were assisting. No further information was available. -- Staff report

A man was injured and nine other people displaced by a fire this morning in one apartment of a four-unit Maywood building, a fire official said. The man, in his late 50s or early 60s, was taken to Loyola University Hospital for treatment after he suffered minor smoke inhalation in the fire in the 700 block of South 6th Avenue, said Maywood Fire Chief John Cadagin. Firefighters were called to the wood-frame building about 6:20 a.m., and were able to put out the fire in the man's bedroom by...

When Roderick Moss arrived at his Maywood home at about 7 a.m. Wednesday, he found it on fire, the roof and second floor collapsed. Then he learned that his sister and stepmother had died in the blaze and that his father had suffered smoke inhalation. “He loved his wife, he loved his daughter,” Moss said of his father, Robert Moss. “We had a good, nice little home and all of a sudden a fire took that away.” The dead were identified as Jyl Moss, 55, and Annie...